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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether were becoming increasingly popular in Nigeria. Some businesses and individuals are turning to it for cross-border payments and trades, thereby bypassing hurdles of scarce FX. As the prohibition on crypto accounts takes effect, GuardianTV explains what you should know about CBN's cryptocurrency bank account ban
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9 Feb 2021
News that electric carmaker Tesla has bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin, and that it will start accepting payments in the cryptocurrency, sent its price to record highs. Bitcoin was trading over $47,000 early on Tuesday, according to the website Coindesk.
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The cryptocurrency has been on a tear this year, growing by almost four times since March lows. Is Bitcoin primed for another bust? The crypto aficionados have other ideas.
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The cryptocurrency Bitcoin hit a record high of almost $20,000 on Wednesday. It retreated slightly in early trading on Thursday, but some market analysts say this rally is different from the last peak in 2017 when prices crashed suddenly. Others, though, remain sceptical. FRANCE 24's Business Editor Stephen Carroll has more. Also, shares in the workplace messaging platform Slack soared on Wall Street after reports of takeover talks with the software giant Salesforce. Acquiring Slack would bring the cloud computing firm into closer competition with Microsoft.
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